{"id":56,"date":"2016-08-28T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/?p=56"},"modified":"2019-08-29T14:01:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:01:53","slug":"environmental-studies-syllabus-for-vtu-beb-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/environmental-studies-syllabus-for-vtu-beb-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech CBCS 2015-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Studies Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech first n second sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Subject Code<\/th>\n<th>15CIV18\/15CIV28<\/th>\n<th>IA Marks<\/th>\n<th>10<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Lecture Hours\/Week<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Exam Marks<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Number of Lecture Hours<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Exam Hours<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To identify the major challenges in environmental issues and evaluate possible solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Develop analytical skills, critical thinking and demonstrate socio-economic skills for sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>To analyze an overall impact of specific issues and develop environmental management plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Module &#8211; 1<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Introduction: Environment &#8211; Components of Environment Ecosystem: Types &amp; Structure of Ecosystem, Balanced ecosystem Human Activities \u2013 Food, Shelter, And Economic &amp; Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts of Agriculture &amp; Housing Impacts of Industry, Mining &amp; Transportation Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development.<\/td>\n<td><strong>2 Hours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0Hours <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download iStudy App (No Ads, No PDFs) for complete VTU syllabus, results, timetables and all other updates.<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2 Hours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0Hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Environmental Pollution \u2013 Water Pollution, Noise pollution, Land Pollution, Public Health Aspects.<\/p>\n<p>Global Environmental Issues: Population Growth, Urbanization, Land Management, Water &amp; Waste Water Management.<\/td>\n<td><strong>2 Hours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0Hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air Pollution &amp; Automobile Pollution: Definition, Effects \u2013 Global Warming, Acid rain &amp; Ozone layer depletion, controlling measures.<\/p>\n<p>Solid Waste Management, E &#8211; Waste Management &amp; Biomedical Waste Management &#8211; Sources, Characteristics &amp; Disposal methods.<\/td>\n<td><strong>2 Hours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0Hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Introduction to GIS &amp; Remote sensing, Applications of GIS &amp; Remote Sensing in Environmental Engineering Practices.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Acts &amp; Regulations, Role of government, Legal aspects, Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) , Environmental Education &amp; Women Education.<\/td>\n<td><strong>2 Hours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0Hours<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Course Outcome:<\/strong> Students will be able to,<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understand the principles of ecology and environmental issues that apply to air, land, and water issues on a global scale,<\/li>\n<li>Develop critical thinking and\/or observation skills, and apply them to the analysis of a problem or question related to the environment,<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate ecology knowledge of a complex relationship between biotic and abiotic components<\/li>\n<li>Apply their ecological knowledge to illustrate and graph a problem and describe the realities that managers face when dealing with complex issues<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Text Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benny Joseph (2005), \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d, Tata McGraw \u2013 Hill Publishing Company Limited.<\/li>\n<li>R.J.Ranjit Daniels and Jagadish Krishnaswamy, (2009), \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d, Wiley India Private Ltd., New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>R Rajagopalan, \u201cEnvironmental Studies \u2013 From Crisis to Cure\u201d, Oxford University Press, 2005,<\/li>\n<li>Aloka Debi, \u201cEnvironmental Science and Engineering\u201d, Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference Books: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raman Sivakumar, \u201cPrincipals of Environmental Science and Engineering\u201d, Second Edition, Cengage learning Singapore, 2005<\/li>\n<li>P. Meenakshi, \u201cElements of Environmental Science and Engineering\u201d, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2006<\/li>\n<li>S.M. Prakash, \u201cEnvironmental Studies\u201d, Elite Publishers Mangalore, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Erach Bharucha, \u201cText Book of Environmental Studies\u201d, for UGC, University press, 2005<\/li>\n<li>G.Tyler Miller Jr., \u201cEnvironmental Science \u2013 working with the Earth\u201d, Tenth Edition, Thomson Brooks \/Cole, 2004<\/li>\n<li>G.Tyler Miller Jr., \u201cEnvironmental Science \u2013 working with the Earth\u201d, Eleventh Edition, Thomson Brooks \/Cole, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Dr.Pratiba Sing, Dr.AnoopSingh and Dr.Piyush Malaviya, \u201cText Book of Environmental and Ecology\u201d, Acme Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>For all other BE\/B.Tech 1st Sem Subject syllabus do follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-be-frist-1st-sem-be-b-tech-cbcs-scheme-syllabus-for-chemistry-group\/\">VTU 1st Sem BE \/ B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Chemistry Group.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For all other BE\/B.Tech 2nd\u00a0Sem Subject syllabus do follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-be-second-2nd-sem-be-b-tech-cbcs-scheme-syllabus-for-chemistry-group\/\">VTU 2nd Sem BE \/ B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Chemistry Group<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>For more information about all VTU updates please stay connected to us on FB and don\u2019t hesitate to ask any questions in the comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Studies Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech first n second sem complete syllabus covered here. 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